Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the depressive episode and SASP index values
| Subtype of depressive episode vs. SASP index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subtype of depression | N | Mean ± SD | Omnibus statistics | |
| Control | 638 | −0.07 ± 0.96 | F(3, 1161) = 3.05 | p = 0.028 |
| MDE atypicala | 113 | 0.05 ± 0.99 | ||
| MDE melancholica | 87 | 0.07 ± 1.13 | ||
| MDE not Classifieda | 327 | 0.12 ± 1.04 | ||
| Recurrence of depressive episode vs. SASP index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | Omnibus statistics | ||
| Control | 638 | −0.07 ± 0.96 | F(2,1162) = 4.77 | p = 0.009 |
| MDE first episodea | 247 | 0.15 ± 1.04 | ||
| MDE recurrent episodea | 267 | 0.06 ± 1.05 | ||
| Severity of depressive episode vs. SASP index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | Omnibus statistics | ||
| Control | 638 | −0.07 ± 0.03 | F(2,1162) = 6.73 | p = 0.001 |
| MDE mild/moderateb | 330 | 0.006 ± 0.05 | ||
| MDE severe/very severeb | 197 | 0.24 ± 0.07 | ||
aPost-hoc analysis showed no statistically significant difference between the depression subtypes or depressive episode recurrence on the SASP index values
bPost-hoc analysis: severe/very severe vs. control (p < 0.001); severe/very severe vs. mild/moderate (p = 0.028); mild/moderate vs. controls (p = 0.6)